Ventre à terre—At full speed

Words so nearly alike in form in French and English that the reader will identify them at sightare not given here unless different in meaning. For example, such words as troubler, to trouble; occuper, to occupy; annuel, annual; avidité, avidity; plaintif, plaintive; ordinaire, ordinary; sérieux, serious; période, period; adverbs in -ment and the like, are omitted.

à in,to, at, with, for; 2/eurer

à chaudes larmes, to Weep |:

bitterly; à Zeur aise, quite comfortably; éd{on à pointe de fer, Stick with an iron point; halle aux blés, grainmarket.

à propos, #7., appropriateness, seasonableness.

abaisser, to lower, debase.

abattre, to beat down, cast down.

abeille, /., bee.

abolir, to abolish.

abonner, 8’, to subscribe.

abord #., approach; d’abord, in the first place, first.

aboutir, to come to; fout cela n'avait abouti qu'à ...,the end and upshot of all that had been simply this...

aboyer, to bark.

abreuver, to water, give drink.

abreuvoir, #7., horse-pond.

abriter, to shelter.

abrutir, to brutalize.

abrutissement, /#., brutalization.

absolu, 6, absolute.

accabler, to overwhelm, to crush,.

accélérer, to quicken; pas accé léré, quick step.

accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir, to perform, fulfil.

accomplissement, »7., fulfilment.

accord, #., agreement; d'accord, agreed.

accorder, to grant.

accouder, 8’, to lean on one’s elbow.

accourir, rus, COUTU, to run up.

accrocher, to hook on; 8’, to hook on, cling to.

accroupi, e, crouchiag.

acculé, at bay.

acharné, e, excited, enraged.

acheminer, 8’, to proceed, walk.

acheter, to buy, purchase,

acheteur, »:., purchaser.

achever, to finish; to put an end to.

acier, #:., steel.